Prohibition

  • 91Prohibition — pro·hi·bi·tion || ‚prəʊɪ bɪʃn n. (1919 1933) period during which the Eighteenth Amendment was in effect and the sale manufacture and transportation of alcoholic beverages was illegal (U.S. History) …

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  • 92prohibition — pro·hi·bi·tion || ‚prəʊɪ bɪʃn n. state of being forbidden; act of forbidding or prohibiting; law or decree which forbids something …

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  • 93prohibition — Interdit légal, qui trouve sa source et ses moyens de coercition dans la loi et non dans la morale. Par conséquent, l’inventaire des actes défendus, voire de leurs simples tentatives, est à la fois provisoire et arbitraire, disons, politiquement… …

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  • 94prohibition — n. Interdiction, interdict, inhibition, disallowance, embargo, ban …

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  • 95Prohibition —    T Bill introduced by Tilley in New Brunswick, 34; difficulty with its enforcement, 35 39; causes defeat of government, 41; Act repealed, 41. See also Liquor question; Brandy question …

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  • 96prohibition — n 1. interdiction, interdict, forbiddance, outlawry; proscription, injunction, disallowance, ban, embargo; rejection, veto, thumbs down, nix, nay, no, denial; exclusion, preclusion, debarment, exception, disqualification, segregation; ostracism,… …

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  • 97prohibition — pro·hi·bi·tion …

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  • 98prohibition — noun Syn: ban, bar, veto, embargo, boycott, injunction, moratorium …

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  • 99Prohibition — UK [ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌproʊəˈbɪʃ(ə)n] in the US, the period from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to make or sell alcoholic drinks. A place that illegally served alcoholic drinks during this time was called a speakeasy. Derived word:… …

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  • 100prohibition — /proʊəˈbɪʃən/ (say prohuh bishuhn) noun 1. the act of prohibiting. 2. a law or decree that forbids. 3. (often upper case) the interdiction by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks for common consumption, especially in the US between …